Needing a CPU

[brebis123]

Hi, I'm looking to build a new pc for the long term (2-3 years) and I was wondering if amd would still be a good option vs the new intel?

 

[WereCat]

Right now no. When AMD releases Zen then maybe.

And that will be end of 2016 or begining of 2017 but most likely in 2017.

[PenPoint]

If you are an AMD fan, wait until Zen comes out. If not, go for Skylake now or wait and get Kaby Lake later.

[HKZeroFive]

No, AMD's current processors wouldn't be a smart buy when you're planning to use your PC for the long term. AM3+ is a dead socket and has been for the past 3 years. If you're going AMD, better start stacking your chips on Zen.

 

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On 1/20/2016 at 11:52 AM, Windspeed36 said:

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[Curious Pineapple]

Depends on your usage. I recently built an FX-6300 machine for some light to moderate gaming and development/programming. I also run VM's quite often so the higher core count helps out there when compared to a similarly priced Intel machine (i3 at best). I'd wait until both Intel and AMD release the new products if you want it for higher-end gaming, you may see the prices of current hardware go down, or at least end up bundled with other parts at a decent discounted price.

[Centurius]

8 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, AMD's current processors wouldn't be a smart buy when you're planning to use your PC for the long term. AM3+ is a dead socket and has been for the past 3 years. If you're going AMD, better start stacking your chips on Zen.

 

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It's not starting a flame war, he's asking which brand has the best CPUs. 

 

To answer the question, if you want AMD wait for Zen. Of the current offerings Intel is best when you aren't on a budget and don't do production.

[brebis123]

when is the new intel chip comming out?

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Centurius said:

It's not starting a flame war, he's asking which brand has the best CPUs. 

The question of 'which brand has the best CPUs/GPUs' is what especially sparks up a flamewar. Even if OP's intentions remained innocent, it's still against the CS.

[PRTI]

9 minutes ago, brebis123 said:

when is the new intel chip comming out?

2017 but Kaby Lake will not offer huge performance increases over Skylake